noun
- plural of precedency; the right to precede others in order, rank, or privilege; priority in importance or urgency
Usage: formal
Examples
- The committee established clear precedencies for reviewing applications.
- Questions of precedencies arose during the diplomatic ceremony.
- The judge ruled on the precedencies of the various legal claims.
- Military precedencies determine the order of command.
- Academic precedencies influence faculty seating arrangements.
- The precedencies of different emergency protocols must be clarified.